Countries
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe
Malawi, Zimbabwe
National Language
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Second Language
Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
Africa
Minority Language
Italian Repubilc, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, Romania
Zambia
Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Albania, Tirana
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Interesting Facts
- Albanian Language has adopted words from Latin, Greek, Turkish, Italian and Slavic languages.
- 74% Albanian people are atheist, they never go to church or mosque.
- Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
- Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
Similar To
Romanian
Zulu language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Thank You
Ju faleminderit
Zikomo
How Are You?
Si jeni?
Muli bwanji?
Good Night
natën e mirë
Usiku wabwino
Good Evening
mirëmbrëma
Madzulo abwino
Good Afternoon
mirëdita
Masana abwino
Good Morning
mirëmengjes
M'mawa wabwino
Bye
mirupafshim
anatsanzikana
I Love You
unë e dua ju
Ndimakukondani
Excuse Me
Më falni
Pepani
Dialect 1
Gheg Albanian
Kasungu
Where They Speak
Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia
Malawi, Zambia
Dialect 2
Tosk Albanian
Kikamtunda
Where They Speak
Albania, Greece, Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia, Turkey
Malawi, Zambia
Dialect 3
Arbëresh
Kimaravi
Where They Speak
Italy
Malawi, Zambia
Native Name
shqip / gjuha shqipe
Nyanja
Alternative Names
Shqip
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
French Name
albanais
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
German Name
Albanisch
Nyanja-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ʃcip]
[ˈtʃewa]
Ethnicity
Albanians
Chewa people
Origin
1462 AD
15th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Early Forms
Old Albanian
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Albanian
Chewa
Signed Forms
Albanian Sign Language (AlbSL, in Albanian Gjuha Shenjave e Shqipe)
Chewa Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
alba1267
nyan1308
Linguasphere
55-AAA-aaa
99-AUS-xaa – xag
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
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All Albanian and Chewa Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Albanian and Chewa dialects. Various dialects of Albanian and Chewa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Albanian are spoken in different Albanian Speaking Countries whereas Chewa Dialects are spoken in different Chewa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Albanian vs Chewa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Albanian dialects include: Gheg Albanian, Tosk Albanian. Chewa dialects include: Kasungu , Kikamtunda. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Albanian and Chewa Speaking population
Albanian and Chewa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Albanian and Chewa languages can be compared. The total count of Albanian and Chewa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Albanian language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Chewa language is 0.17 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Albanian and Chewa on Albanian vs Chewa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Albanian and Chewa Language Codes
Albanian and Chewa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Albanian and Chewa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.